"John Daghita was arrested in Saint Martin on Wednesday evening, FBI director Kash Patel confirmed, describing it as a joint operation with France's elite tactical police unit, GIGN. Patel called Daghita a US government contractor himself, though independent blockchain investigator ZachXBT claims he is the son of the actual contractor."
"Its current government contract is worth $4 million and is described as a mission-critical task relating to the management of seized assets by the US Marshals Service. Authorities have not confirmed how John Daghita allegedly exploited this access to transfer the seized cryptocurrency belonging to the US government into his own wallet."
"The investigator claims it all started after Daghita and another cryptocurrency enthusiast became involved in a public spat over who had control of the most cryptocurrency. This spat, hosted on Telegram and recorded by onlookers, led to the identification of wallet addresses controlled by Daghita, and showed transactions between them."
John Daghita was arrested in Saint Martin following a joint FBI and French GIGN operation for allegedly stealing more than $46 million in seized cryptocurrency from the US Marshals Service. Daghita, who used the online alias "Lick," is reportedly the son of Dean Daghita, who heads Command Services & Support (CMDSS), a company holding a $4 million US government IT contract for managing seized assets. A blockchain investigator named ZachXBT traced the theft after identifying Daghita through a public cryptocurrency dispute on Telegram. The investigation revealed wallet addresses and transactions linking Daghita to the stolen funds, which included cryptocurrency seized from previous hacks and thefts, including assets from the 2016 Bitfinex hack and a 2024 theft.
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